Border Gavaskar Trophy, India v Australia, 4th Test 9-13 March, 1430hrs at Ahmedabad

[Saint12]

Team india

 

[Kappa]

Crowd should chant boring or walk out.

What a pathetic test match

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Look, I'll be honest, I have nothing but disdain for Lyon the man. You don't cheat on the mother of your children.

You may be surprised to learn the number of Test cricketers guilty of that.

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Fmd this is boring

 

[The 747]

We are choking them big time with the bowling lines and fields. Going at 2 an over this session.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

If Virat Kohli scores a century it'll be his first since he became a father and his first since covid entered the world.

I don't understand why everyone's on Kohli's back about this. Border went the same length of time without a century and I cannot recall it being a big deal at the time.

 

[Philhawk]

Indian gameplan clear here.

Bat till tea, get within reach - then go for it. Lead of 100 by end of day could be very interesting

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Indian gameplan clear here.

Bat till tea, get within reach - then go for it. Lead of 100 by end of day could be very interesting

Yep, India is controlling the game here. I expect the run rate to pick up once Kohli gets his elusive 100.

 

[ABAB]

Indian gameplan clear here.

Bat till tea, get within reach - then go for it. Lead of 100 by end of day could be very interesting

At the rate they are going, they will still be 80 runs behind when they bat to tea. The pitch is slow to score fast but hard to get out.

 

[Some Idiot]

A result is looking pretty unlikely the way things are tracking

 

[Borisdog]

Fmd this is boring

Yeah,

There was close to zero chance this test was going to serve up a pitch that was anything other than docile.

No way would the BCCI risk a 2/2 result.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Todd's a find, I doubt Kuhnemann ever plays again.

Todd will average 42 in Tests.

 

[Philhawk]

At the rate they are going, they will still be 80 runs behind when they bat to tea. The pitch is slow to score fast but hard to get out.

New ball will be taken 5 overs before tea, you’d think. Will make that session interesting with the harder ball

 

[windyhill]

A lever on a moth. WTF Hayden?

 

[Cleavy]

 

[Macca19]

I don't understand why everyone's on Kohli's back about this. Border went the same length of time without a century and I cannot recall it being a big deal at the time.

Borders average those 3 calender years without a century were 68, 47 & 37, he scored 17 half centuries in that time.

Kohli's average the last few calender years has been 19, 28, 26 and 36 this year. 7 half centuries. Its well below what Border did.

 

[danielnajdek]

Groundsman will get a pay rise making a pitch that allows Kohli to make a hundred.

 

[kenneje]

So if this ends in a draw, and SL go on to win both test matches against NZ, India are out of the WTC Final?

 

[Copernicus]

A lever on a moth. WTF Hayden?

I believe it was Lemur, which still makes no sense.

 

[Borisdog]

I must say that I’ve been disappointed with Smith tactically this game.

I certainly would‘ve had Starc bowling over the wicket a lot more to give Lyon and Murphy at least something.
Mitch, if you’re gunna bowl around the wicket then gimme the ball back and get back to fine leg thanks. It’s a team game mate, and this is what I want for the team.

We might have been able to attack a whole lot more then.

Coulda, shoulda, blah blah.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Borders average those 3 calender years without a century were 68, 47 & 37, he scored 17 half centuries in that time.

Kohli's average the last few calender years has been 19, 28, 26 and 36 this year. 7 half centuries. Its well below what Border did.

Still can't see what the fuss is all about. Are people actually telling me Kohli isn't good enough to be in the Indian team?

 

[Macca19]

Still can't see what the fuss is all about. Are people actually telling me Kohli isn't good enough to be in the Indian team?

I think its just recognition that he's gone from the best/2nd best test batsman in the world to barely being able to put an innings together over what is now a very long period.

 

[to1994]

Still can't see what the fuss is all about. Are people actually telling me Kohli isn't good enough to be in the Indian team?

I think the difference is that unlike most current teams (Australia, England etc.), India actually have potentially great batsmen waiting in the wings. It's not like when Ponting was past it and he wasn't really keeping anyone great out

Even if he scores a ton here, I think it's pretty clear he's past his prime and the side would be better off moving past him. Fair play if he gets to his ton though, he'll probably play on and finish up on his terms in 12 months or so.

 

[The 747]

This century seems kinda inevitable.

 

[ABAB]

New ball will be taken 5 overs before tea, you’d think. Will make that session interesting with the harder ball

Doubtful we will take it as the new ball has offered nothing all Test and even if we do then India will need to score 180 runs to get a lead of 100.